You are studying a population of turtles that live in the lagoon at El Dorado na

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You are studying a population of turtles that live in the lagoon at El Dorado nature center. You isolate DNA and measure the genotypes of 271 individuals. You find 110 with the AA genotype, 132 with the AG genotype and 29 with the GG phenotype. To determine if this population is in H-W Eq, you perform a Chi Square analyisis. The Chi Square value is ____________, which means this population is/is not in H-W Eq. A Critical Values table for Chi Square analysis can be found on page 97 of the textbook.

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17.4, is

17.4, is not

1.322, is

1.322, is not

17.4, is

17.4, is not

1.322, is

1.322, is not

Explanation / Answer

Answer: The Chi Square value is _____48.60_______, which means this population is not in H-W Eq.

Phenotype Observed(O) Expected (E) O-E (O-E)2 (O-E)2/E A 110 67.75 42.25 1785.06 26.35 AG 132 135.5 -3.5 12.25 0.09 G 29 67.75 -38.75 1501.56 22.16 271 271 48.60

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